Originally Posted by Fareastdriver
Extradition is a legal process where loads of lawyers get loads of money from Legal Aid. Marching them from one ship to another because of rationing problems is much simpler.
They can always try the Chinese; the last lot of pirates they apprehended in the Pearl River aren't around any more.
In that case, it would be
rendition or even
extraordinary rendition. Can you see the problem?
(Hint: It was in all the papers.)